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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (31967)	2/3/1999 7:48:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

Politics Cited in DeLay Controversy nytimes.com One of many amusing articles on the ap wire today. Note the bold for NYT-style ironic juxtaposition. Aides to the third-ranking House Republican, Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, are blaming ''political enemies'' for reports questioning the truthfulness of statements he made under oath in a 1994 civil deposition. The Texan is among President Clinton's harshest critics in Congress and was the first high-ranking Republican to call for the president's resignation. DeLay, the House majority whip, has been particularly critical of Clinton's statements under oath about the Monica Lewinsky affair. In a deposition stemming from a lawsuit filed against him by a former business partner, DeLay testified that he had not been an officer of Albo Pest Control Co. for two or three years. But three months after the deposition, DeLay listed himself on congressional financial disclosure forms as Albo's chairman. And he identified himself as chairman of the company on financial disclosure forms covering 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. It was only in 1996, for disclosure forms covering the previous year, that he no longer listed himself as chairman. The story was first reported by The New Republic. DeLay's aides initially dismissed the allegations as politically motivated and said he would have no comment. On Tuesday, DeLay's communications director, Michael Scanlon, issued a statement saying: ''We were approached by news organizations 72 hours ago and asked to respond to inquiries dating back over a decade. Our political enemies have been digging into Mr. DeLay's past for years.'' DeLay's deposition came in a lawsuit by ex-partner Robert Blankenship, who alleged that DeLay and another partner unjustly cut him out of the business. The lawsuit ended in a confidential settlement in 1995. During the deposition, portions of which appeared in The New Republic article, DeLay backtracked after being pressed by Blankenship's attorney, Gerald DeNisco. The congressman said he was uncertain whether he had ever formally resigned as chairman. DeNisco said he believed DeLay was attempting to limit his financial liability by denying he was still an officer of the company. ''It would seem to me Mr. DeLay was attempting to position himself out of harm's way,'' DeNisco said in an interview with The Associated Press last week. ''Frankly, it's my opinion he lied to me under oath,'' DeNisco said. Well, at least he wasn't lying about BJs. We're still waiting on that one.